Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Forty Fort came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Forty Fort in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Forty Fort. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Forty Fort is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Forty Fort:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Forty Fort in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Forty Fort for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Forty Fort. See our Misc Page for Forty Fort for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forty Fort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/